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2008 In Israeli Film
A list of films produced by the Israeli film industry in 2008. 2008 releases }) , , Eran Riklis , , Hiam Abbass, Ali Suliman , , , , * Israeli-French-German co-production * Won the 'Panorama Audience Award' at the Berlin Film Festival (Germany) , , - , rowspan="1" align="center" , 14 , ''Restless (2008 film), Restless'' ( he, חסר מנוחה) , , Amos Kollek, , Moshe Ivgy, Ran Danker, Michael Moshonov , , Drama, , , , , - , rowspan="2" valign="center" align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8; textcolor:#000;" , MAY , rowspan="2" align="center" , 15 , ''Waltz with Bashir'' ( he, ואלס עם באשיר) , , Ari Folman , , , , Animation, Biography, Drama, War , , * Nominated for the 81st Academy Awards, Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film , , - , ''7 Days (2008 film), 7 Days'' ( he, שבעה, ''lit.'' "Seven days of mourning"), , Ronit ElkabetzShlomi Elkabetz, , Ronit Elkabetz, Yael Abecassis, Hana Laszlo, Moshe Ivgy, Keren Mor, Alon Aboutboul , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Industry
The film industry or motion picture industry comprises the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking, i.e., film production companies, film studios, cinematography, animation, film production, screenwriting, pre-production, post production, film festivals, distribution, and actors. Though the expense involved in making films almost immediately led film production to concentrate under the auspices of standing production companies, advances in affordable filmmaking equipment, as well as an expansion of opportunities to acquire investment capital from outside the film industry itself, have allowed independent film production to evolve. In 2019, the global box office was worth . When including box office and home entertainment revenue, the global film industry was worth in 2018. Hollywood is the world's oldest national film industry, and largest in terms of box office gross revenue. Indian cinema is the largest national film industry in terms of the number of film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shlomi Elkabetz
Shlomi Elkabetz ( he, שלומי אלקבץ; born 5 December 1972) is an Israeli actor, writer and director. He is known for playing Simon in HBO's ''Our Boys''. Early life Elkabetz mother was a hairdresser and his father was a postal employee. His parents were Moroccan Jews who immigrated to Israel. Elkabetz was the youngest of four children. His older sister was the late actress Ronit Elkabetz. Career Elkabetz is best known for his Vivian Amsalem trilogy comprising the films, '' To Take a Wife'', ''Shiva'' and '' Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem''. Elkabetz co-wrote and co-directed the films with his older sister, Ronit Elkabetz, who also starred in the films as Viviane Amsalem, an unhappy Israeli housewife trapped in a marriage with a pious man she cannot stand. The films were loosely based on the relationship between the Elkabetz's parents. Elkabetz also directed the 2011 film, ''Edut'', which again starred his sister. In 2016 he produced the film '' In Between''. Elkabe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adam Resurrected
''Adam Resurrected'' ( he, אדם בן כלב, translit=''Adam Ben Kelev'') is a 2008 drama film directed by Paul Schrader and written by Noah Stollman based on a 1968 novel of the same name by Israeli author Yoram Kaniuk (the book's original name literally translates to ''Adam, Son of a Dog''). Jeff Goldblum stars as the title character, alongside Willem Dafoe, Derek Jacobi and Ayelet Zurer. Several major German stars, including Moritz Bleibtreu, Veronica Ferres, Juliane Köhler and Joachim Król, play supporting roles. Premise The film, part of which is told through a series of flashbacks, follows the story of Adam Stein (Jeff Goldblum), a charismatic patient of a fictitious psychiatric asylum for Holocaust survivors in Israel, in 1961. Adam was a comedian in Berlin prior to the Second World War, during which he was sent to a concentration camp. Adam manages to survive the war only because his pre-war act was recalled by an SS officer (Willem Dafoe), who takes Adam as his "pet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yigal Bursztyn
Yigal and Yigael are given names. People with those names include: * Yigal Allon (1918–80), Israeli politician, acting Prime Minister, a commander of the Palmach, and general * Yigal Amir (born 1970), Israeli assassin of Prime Minister of Israel Yitzhak Rabin *Yigal Antebi (born 1974), Israeli football player *Yigal Arnon (1929-2014), Israeli lawyer and founder of Yigal Arnon & Co. *Yigal Azrouël, Israeli-American fashion designer *Yigal Bibi (born 1942), Israeli politician *Yigal Carmon, president and founder of the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) * Yigal Cohen (1928–88), Israeli politician *Yigal Cohen-Orgad (born 1937), Israeli politician * Yigal Hurvitz (1918–94), Israeli politician *Yigal Menahem (born 1963), Israeli football player and lawyer *Yigal Mossinson (1917–94), Israeli novelist * Yigal Naor (born 1958), Israeli actor * Yigal Tumarkin (born 1933), Israeli painter *Igal Volodarsky (also Igal Dar) (1936-1977), Israeli basketball player * Yigael Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Out Of The Blue (2008 Film)
Out of the Blue may refer to: Film and television Film * ''Out of the Blue'' (1931 film), a British musical by Gene Gerrard * ''Out of the Blue'' (1947 film), an American comedy directed by Leigh Jason *'' Out of the Blue: Live at Wembley'', a 1980 concert film by Electric Light Orchestra * ''Out of the Blue'' (1980 film), a Canadian film by Dennis Hopper * ''Out of the Blue'' (television play), a 1991 British drama directed by Nick Hamm * ''Out of the Blue'' (2003 film), an American documentary * ''Out of the Blue'' (2006 film), a New Zealand film directed by Robert Sarkies * ''Out of the Blue'' (2022 film), an American thriller film written and directed by Neil LaBute Television * ''Out of the Blue'' (1979 TV series), an American sitcom * ''Out of the Blue'' (1995 TV series), a British police drama * ''Out of the Blue'' (1996 TV series), an American sitcom for teens * ''Out of the Blue'' (1998 TV series), an Irish documentary series presented by Derek Davis * ''Out of the Blu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ofer Shechter
Ofer Shechter ( he, עפר שכטר; April 8, 1981) is an Israeli actor, stand-up comedian, television host, and former model. Early life Shechter was born and raised in moshav Hadar Am, Israel, to a family of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. At the age of seven, Shechter took part in a commercial for a watermelon ice pop which was broadcast on Israeli television. After his military service in the Israel Defense Forces, Shechter attended Yoram Levinstein's theater course and studied acting in front of a camera. Career By 2002 Shechter was selected, together with a group of young Israeli hosts that included Mali Levi, Michael Hanegbi, and Yael Goldman, to host the Israeli youth TV show ''Exit'' on the newly established Israeli Channel 10. In "Exit" Shechter received a wide media exposure, not necessarily because of his hosting talent but because of the many provocations Shechter caused during the show, which most notably was the one he did during a live show in which he revealed his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orly Silbersatz Banai
Orly Silbersatz-Banai ( he, אורלי זילברשץ-בנאי; born ) is an Israeli actress and singer. She has won two Ophir Awards and a prize from the Israeli Academy of Cinema and Television. Early life Orly Silbersatz was born in Israel, to a secular Jewish family of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. Career In 1978 she played the role of "Hohit" (חוחית) in the television program "Zehu Ze!", which soon became a cult phenomenon. In 1979 she played with Gidi Gov and Gali Atari in the movie ''Dizengoff 99''. In 1988 she starred in Anat Gov's comedy series "So What?!" alongside Gidi Gov and Dov Navon. She has written several songs for " Mashina", of which her ex-husband Yuval Banai is a member. In 1994 she played in Eytan Fox's movie "The Siren's Song" alongside Yair Lapid. The role earned her an Ophir Award. In 1996 she played in the film Saint Clara. In 2000 she participated in the television series "Catching the Sky" (לתפוס את השמיים). In 2002 she played alongsi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shmil Ben Ari
Shmil Ben Ari ( he, שמיל בן ארי; born February 7, 1952) is an Israeli actor. (in Hebrew) Biography Born in , to a family with parents who emigrated from Morocco and Tunisia. He studied at . As an actor, Ben Ari was the star of the award-winning TV series Meorav Yerushalmi (Jerusalem Mix), pop ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oshri Cohen
Oshri Cohen ( he, אושרי כהן; born 11 January 1984) is an Israeli actor. Career In addition to television roles, Cohen has performed in films such as '' Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi'' and ''Campfire''. In 2007 Cohen starred in the Israeli war film '' Beaufort'', which tells the true story of the last unit of soldiers on the legendary Beaufort outpost. He has also starred in '' Lost Islands'' (2008) and ''Lebanon'' (2009), which won the Golden Lion at the 66th Venice International Film Festival. Cohen play guest role of Igal in the fifth season of the American TV series ''Homeland''. In 2018 he starred as Joseph in the BBC/AMC drama ''McMafia ''McMafia'' is a British crime drama television series created by Hossein Amini and James Watkins, and directed by Watkins. It is inspired by the book '' McMafia: A Journey Through the Global Criminal Underworld'' by journalist Misha Glenny ...''. Awards and nominations References External links * Oshri Cohenat Zoh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reshef Levy
Resheph (also Reshef and many other variants, see below; phn, 𐤓𐤔𐤐, ''ršp''; Eblaite ''Rašap'', Egyptian ') was a deity associated with plague (or a personification of plague), either war or strong protection, and sometimes thunder in ancient Canaanite religion. The originally Eblaite and Canaanite god was then more famously adopted into ancient Egyptian religion in the late Bronze Age during the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt (late fifteenth century BC), also becoming associated with horses and chariots. In Biblical Hebrew, ''resheph'' is a noun interpreted as "flame, lightning" but also "burning fever, plague, pestilence". Etymology Resheph is known by a multitude of names, including Rahshaf, Rasap, Rashap, Resep, Reshef, Reshpu, Rapha, Repheth, and others that are not standardized. Ebla The name is found in third millennium BCE tablets from Ebla, as ''Rašap'' (''Ra-ša-ap''), listed as divinity of the cities of Atanni, Gunu, Tunip, and Shechem. Ras ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lost Islands (2008 Film)
''The Lost Islands'' is an Australian television series which first aired in Australia on Network Ten. It later screened around the world, including the United Kingdom, France, West Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Greece (and various other parts of Europe), as well as Israel, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Canada and the United States. Plot A hurricane nearly sinks the ''United World'', a sailing ship holding 40 teenagers from all around the world. Most of them flee the ship in lifeboats, but the evacuating children are not counted, and five are left behind. The storm blows the battered ship across a reef into the lagoon of an uncharted island. The island, Tambu, is ruled by a supposedly 200-year-old immortal tyrant called "Q", who came to the island on one of several ships originally bound for New Holland. In the centre of the island is a valley in which the descendants of the original ship still live, in the manner of an 18th-century colonial community. Adjacent to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alon Aboutboul
Alon Moni Abutbul (or Aboutboul, he, אלון מוני אבוטבול; born 28 May 1965) is an Israeli actor. He won the IFFI Best Actor Award (Male) at the 44th International Film Festival of India. Early life Abutbul was born in Kiryat Ata, Israel, to a Mizrahi Jewish family from Egypt and Algeria. He attended the Thelma Yellin High School of Arts in Givatayim. His older brother is Avraham Abutbul. Cinematic career 1980s After graduating from the Thelma Yellin High School in 1983 Abutbul appeared in the Israeli film ''Hapnimiyah''. In 1985 Abutbul starred in the film ''Bar 51'' directed by Amos Guttman alongside Mosko Alkalai and Smadar Kilchinsky, and took part in the Israeli film ''Battle of the Chairmanship'' in which he played alongside the popular Israeli comedy group HaGashash HaHiver. In 1986 Abutbul appeared in the film ''Malkat Hakitah''. Abutbul's first role in a big popular film was in 1986 when he was cast in the Israeli film ''Shtei Etzbaot Mi'Tzidon'' (''Two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
